How do you overcome performance anxiety? We put together a panel of musicians, psychologists and educators to discuss their best advice to overcome an almost universal experience for performing musicians.

Jessie Lloyd / Australian Aboriginal Songkeeper

Jul 3rd, 2022 32m 26s

Jessie Lloyd is an Aboriginal Australian "Songkeeper," artist and social historian dedicated to honouring the music, sharing the stories and celebrating the culture of Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islander communities. Through her

How To Get Gigs feat. Emily Hanks & Josephine Ison

Jun 20th, 2022 45m 36s

There’s an art to becoming a successful performer playing regular gigs and making a sustainable living from playing music. We called upon AIM graduates Emily Hanks and Josephine Ison, both in-demand performers and booking agents, to share some

Women Killing It In the Music Industry

May 9th, 2022 56m 42s

An accomplished and diverse group of women successfully navigating all areas of the music industry joined forces at AIM for a highly-charged and irreverent exploration of their achievements and the challenges they face in the industry today. Sp

How To Build A Successful Music Career

Apr 26th, 2022 57m 27s

How do you build a successful music career? AIM lecturers (all industry experts and accomplished musicians) from a cross-section of our music departments provide advice garnered from their years of experience on how to create a “portfolio caree

Paul Saintilan (Author, "Musicians & Addiction: Research & Recovery Stories")

Mar 12th, 2021 44m 20s

Paul Saintilan is the author of a groundbreaking new book called "Musicians & Addiction: Research & Recovery Stories." We explore the two year journey to put it together, the myths it busts about creativity and substance abuse, his own experien

Poppy Reid (Managing Editor, The Brag Media)

Mar 3rd, 2021 56m 12s

Poppy Reid is the Managing Editor of Australia’s largest independent music media company, The Brag Media. That means she is the chief decision-maker for a whole pile of influential titles including Rolling Stone Australia, Variety Australia, To

Regan Lethbridge (co-manager of Tones and I, Tash Sultana)

Feb 17th, 2021 45m 38s

Regan Lethbridge is best known as the co-manager of Tones & I – whose single Dance Monkey has become one of the biggest songs in the history of the music business. The song went #1 in 30 countries, has been streamed seven billion times, with a

John O'Donnell (co-manager Cold Chisel, MD of EMI)

Feb 11th, 2021 57m 54s

Passionate music devotee John O'Donnell (co-manager Cold Chisel, Managing Director of EMI) shares his journey from writing for Rolling Stone through to signing seminal Australian bands like Silverchair, Cold Chisel and Angus and Julia Stone. He

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